Chapter 9: Same Cat, Different Personality

The blue sky was starting to be replaced by streaks of purple, orange, pink, and red by the time Goldsky was let of duty. At first she wanted to go find her friends to talk to them as a warrior but she saw a white figure and a brown figure slip into the camp though the entrance. At first she didn't recognize the two cats and she felt her pelt prickle with anticipation of a fight, but them she saw a flash of hazel eyes. Excitement pounded though the gold warrior's body as she ran over and pounced on her brother.

"Yewpaw! You're finally back!" Goldsky got off her brother and looked at his hazel eyes.

The new medicine cat just looked at his sister and gave an over exaggerated sigh. "It's Yewpelt now." Goldsky gave a squeal like she was a kit again. They had both gotten their names on the same day, just like they had hoped! She gave a jubilant look at the brown cat but instead of happiness Goldsky saw fear in his eyes. Then as soon as Yewpelt saw Goldsky looking at him, he wiped the fear off his face and made it blank. Goldsky was about to question him about why he was afraid but instead she blurted out, "I'm a warrior now!"

At first Yewpelt's face stayed blank, but them a smile slid across his face, "What's your name?" Goldsky didn't answer him at first. She had expected a little more enthusiasm from her brother, he probably is just thinking of his name. But a part of Goldsky knew that it was a different reason, most likely one that involves her, she just didn't want to think of that at the moment.

Goldsky sat down and curled her tail around her paws, "I am now Goldsky." She declared this like it was the most obvious thing in the world.

Crystalfang, who had sat down next to her medicine cat, spoke up in a voice that was rough with age, "I was wondering what she was going to name you. She normally has an apprentice's warrior's name as soon as they had about a moon of training. But with you she had trouble, she hadn't picked your name last time I talked to her, and that was about a week ago." Goldsky and Yewpelt both looked at the white cat, normally a medicine cat wouldn't talk about how a leader picks a cat's names. Crystalfang didn't seem to notice the two cats looking at her like she was crazy, "I think she did a good job with your name, Goldsky." And with that the old medicine cat walked off into her old den.

Yewpelt gave a worried glance to where his old mentor had disappeared, then turned his gaze to Goldsky. He gave a sigh of defeat, "I don't think she has that much time left." Goldsky was about to object but one look from Yewpelt kept her quite, "She has been medicine cat for longer then most of the cats here have been alive. Every day I find her talking more and more gibberish, or about things she shouldn't be." As he spoke his tail drooped lower and lower until it drag on the ground. Goldsky felt for her brother, she knew what it was like to loose a loved one. When Smokefur betrayed her, Goldsky felt like life wasn't worth living anymore.

"I've tried to give her some herbs, ones that should help her internal organs and her mind, but nothing seems to be working." Goldsky was pulled out of her thoughts by her brother's despair. She went over and pressed her fur into his trying to give him some sort of comfort. Yewpelt just leaned into Goldsky because he felt all of his energy leaving his body.

The two hadn't been there for ten seconds when another cat padded up, "Am I interrupting something?" A joking voice questioned. Goldsky looked over to the brown/black tom that stood in front of her.

"Why yes you are Jackalfang, now will you please leave me and my brother to some sibling bonding time?" Goldsky put on her most serious face trying to look like she was really mad the tom that stood in front of her, and at first it worked. Jackalfang's tail drooped, and he looked like he was about to walk away, but then Goldsky lost her serious face for a second and Jackalfang brightened back up.

Goldsky knew that she wasn't fooling him with her act so she put a smile on. Jackalfang smiled too and asked, "Do you want to go on the night patrol with me, Poppysong, and Tricklefur? Poppysong has been acting really weird, a lot of mood swings, and I don't want to be the only one caught in the way." Yewpelt smiled as Jackalfang mentioned Poppysong being in mood swings, Goldsky couldn't figure out why though.

"I'm so glad our friendship means so much to you so that you will use me as a shield against your own sister!" Sarcasm flowed out of Goldsky mouth as she talked. All three cats meowed with laughter. "But I guess I could… Do you want to come Yewpelt? I'm sure you wont want to miss out being clawed to death by sweet Poppysong." She turned to look at her brother. She knew that he would say no, he needed to be here with Crystalfang, but it was worth a try.

"I have to stay here and watch Crystalfang." Goldsky wanted to say that he could just get an apprentice to watch her, but that might end badly. During the time they are gone, Crystalfang could spill some of the darkest secrets about to the clan to some apprentice. And you know how apprentices are, once they find out, it is all over the camp within the day.

Jackalfang looked over at the entrance, "We better go, otherwise Poppysong and Tricklefur might leave us."

Goldsky took one last look at her brother, and when he nodded saying that she should go they headed out of camp.

A/N: I'm soooooo sorry I haven't posted! I have had major writers block, and I have been so busying trying to put on my schools play! Also, this is a really short, but I thought I might want to give you something before you think I had abandoned the story! Ok well review anyways please!

Goldfrost (Shroomy)